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Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm

Texas rates for HCPCS 25270

Stitches back together a torn or cut tendon or muscle on the back of the forearm or wrist — the group that straightens the wrist and fingers. It is done soon after the injury, while the tendon ends can still be brought together directly. It covers one tendon; if more than one is repaired, each is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Cut Tendon on the Back of the Forearm cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $5,754.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Texas· 27th of 50

$3,715

DE $13,804WV $479

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.